Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is the primary governing document that outlines the diocese’s structure, authority, and rules for church governance and discipline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8605748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Context triple: [Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, governedBy, Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland]
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Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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B.
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island is the primary legal and ecclesiastical framework that defines the organization, governance, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese and its bishop.
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C.
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany is the governing document that defines the structure, authority, and operational rules of the diocese and its institutions.
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D.
Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York are the body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern the structure, offices, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese within the Episcopal Church.
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E.
Standing Orders of the General Synod
The Standing Orders of the General Synod are the formal procedural rules that govern how the Church of England’s General Synod conducts its business, debates, and decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Target entity description: The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is the primary governing document that outlines the diocese’s structure, authority, and rules for church governance and discipline.
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A.
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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B.
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island is the primary legal and ecclesiastical framework that defines the organization, governance, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese and its bishop.
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C.
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany is the governing document that defines the structure, authority, and operational rules of the diocese and its institutions.
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D.
Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York are the body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern the structure, offices, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese within the Episcopal Church.
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E.
Standing Orders of the General Synod
The Standing Orders of the General Synod are the formal procedural rules that govern how the Church of England’s General Synod conducts its business, debates, and decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canon law text
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diocesan governing document ⓘ |
| amendedBy | diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
clergy licensed in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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lay leaders in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ missions in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
| basedOn | Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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deacons in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ diocesan council of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ licensed lay ministers in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ parish vestries in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ rectors in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ standing committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
NERFINISHED
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constitution of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
| defines |
authority of diocesan bodies in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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diocesan structure of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ rules for discipline in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ rules for governance in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
| denomination | Episcopal Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | internal ecclesiastical law ⓘ |
| medium |
digital document
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printed text ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Episcopal Diocese of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a framework for governance of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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to provide rules for discipline in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
| regulates |
conduct of diocesan convention in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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disciplinary procedures for clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ disciplinary procedures for lay leaders in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ election of diocesan officers in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ election of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ financial administration in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ organization of parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| requires | conformity to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Episcopal Church (USA) ⓘ |
| requiresForAmendment |
specified majority or supermajority as defined in the document
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vote of diocesan convention ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
church discipline
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church governance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
chancellors of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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diocesan staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ disciplinary boards in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ parish leadership in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Description of subject: The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is the primary governing document that outlines the diocese’s structure, authority, and rules for church governance and discipline.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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governedBy
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Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
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